Controversial figure Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been serving a six-month prison term for currency-related offenses and is currently housed alongside male detainees at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, according to PUNCH Metro.
Federal High Court Judge Abimbola Awogboro, in Lagos, delivered the verdict on Friday, April 12, 2024, emphasizing its significance as a warning to others involved in currency abuse.
Following the judgment, Bobrisky was admitted to the Custodial Centre and reportedly received treatment on par with other detainees, as confirmed by an anonymous official from the facility who spoke to PUNCH.
According to the official, the outcome of the examination revealed that the convict had no realignment of gender or genital organs.
The source said that, “Bobrisky made a public declaration that he was a male and court proceedings are public records. Every inmate brought into a facility during admission is examined. He was equally examined and no realignment of gender or genital organ was discovered. The male biological features were the same.
“After that, a cell was allocated to him, and he had a certain number of inmates with him. A bed space was also allotted to him. It is just like a boarding house where your housemaster will issue you your personal belongings.”
The informant further mentioned that the crossdresser who was convicted had been adhering to the rules and protocols of the facility.
“When it is time for class, he attends. When it is time for food, he will go and get his portion. The same goes with prep and light out. He observes all these without preference. He has been going about his business just like other inmates since he was brought in here.”
While making a clarification on the claims that Bobrisky was being protected against abuse, the official noted that the facility frowned against any form of abuse by a fellow inmate.
“He is not getting any five-star treatment and is not being protected from anybody. He follows the same rules and regulations just like every other inmate. Single cells of isolation cells are to prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases. In a male prison, homosexuality is outlawed and it is a grievous offence. Sodomy or homosexuality, is frowned upon here in the custodial centre. So any inmate that tries to violate him will face the law.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Command of the NCS, Rotimi Oladokun, declined to speak on the matter.
“I have no comment,” he said.